Government says passenger figures for air travel were the second highest on record last year.
In 2016 nearly 804,000 passengers went through Ronaldsway Airport - the second highest annual total on record.
Harbour figures rose by just under one per cent with 598,000 people travelling by boat - 565,000 of those used the ferries.
Statistics also show the Steam Packet Company's reliability and punctuality stood at more than 95 per cent for the year.
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